Okay.. so i posted before when i first started Yasmin.. ive been on it now for about a month, and within the first week of taking it, i was crying alot and feeling really stressed out.. now im noticing new side effects.
Im really confused about it, because im going through ALOT in my life, family issues.. issues with me and my BF etc.. but i think me being stressed out normally mixed with my BC is making it worse.

I read my instructions for the side effects, and i think there getting worse. Ive never been a depressed type of person, and latley everything im dealing with seems to be getting worse, im an emotional wreck about EVERYTHING, the smallest bit of stress in my daily life will send me over the edge. Me and my boyfriend used to have a WONDERFUL relationship, and now we fight EVERY night, and we are on the verge of breaking up. So now the issues with my BF are affecting me so horribly, and the pill just enhances the depression i feel. Its getting to the point of suicial thoughts, and ive NEVER been that way. :confused:

I called my doctor, and she advised me to stay on it for at least 2 more months, but i have NO idea where ill be in 2 months if i continue on like this.
My boyfriend HATES how i am now, im acting like a
bipolar/depressed/emotional freak... my boyfriend hates me most all the time, im constantly depressed ALL DAY EVERYDAY, and i feel so tired.

If anyone has any advice for me.. id GREATLY appriciate it.. or even just to talk. i dont wanna go off my BC, and i dont know if all this will eventually even out? But im so confused on what to do.. has this happened to anyone else to this extent? :dizzy: thank you so much

It sounds like you're in a pretty bad place. If I were you, I'd go off the pill immediately. Yes, it's true the side effects MAY go away in 2 months, but I'd put greater odds on the fact that they will not.

I had a bad reaction to Ovcon 35. It gave me many unpleasant physical symptoms like water retention and hugely swollen legs and ankles but even worse was what it did to my mood. It practically turned me psycho. I woke up daily on the verge of tears. I was highly moody & anxious. I was depressed, though it was different from the major depression I'd suffered before pre-pill (which I'd gotten under control). I would end up in uncontrollable tears at least once daily. It would take hours and hours before I could stop crying. I was popping Xanax like crazy for the anxiety. The smallest thing, like my husband's deciding to go gaming with friends would put me in tears. It caused a lot of fights with my husband and strained my marriage hugely.

I couldn't take it any more. I actually didn't realize the pill was causing the emotional side effects too. I quit it because I suspected it was causing the enormous water retention and zero sex drive.

Well, within the first month of quitting, I noticed my mood improved hugely. By 2 months off the pill, I felt like my old self again. I don't question it was the pill that did this to my mood and attitude. I KNOW it did, even though many doctors will deny it and offer to put you on SSRIs and mood stabilizers, which have a host of side effects on their own. In addition, my sex drive improves more and more the longer I am off the pill and I've lost 10 lb. of water weight.

Now, it's true another pill MAY help you. Then, again, you may be the same or even worse on another pill. I tried a couple other pills after getting these side effects, and they didn't help me. I decided enough was enough.

If it's making you suicidal, my advice is to stop it immediately. You can even stop mid-pack if you're very miserable. I did and the only side effect was my next period came at 35 days (plus you get a small period 3-6 days after taking the last pill). I had sore boobs, nausea, cramps, and backaches throughout my first couple cycles off the pill but actual physical side effects were a relief compared to being a raging psycho b*tch like I was on the pill.

Good luck to you! My mood and sex drive are now so improved, my husband even comments I'm like a different person. I don't think he would support my going back on the pill--that's how big a difference it made! Condoms are a small price to pay for your mental well-being. I actually use FAM now, so really it's only condoms about a week or so during my fertile period.

Ksgirl,

It's strange that you mention the night sweats...I DID have those a lot on Ovcon 35. I thought maybe it had come from stopping antidepressants shortly before beginning Ovcon 35, but then the night sweats were continuing 6 months after I'd quit the antidepressants. Maybe the Ovcon 35 was causing it? I don't get night sweats any more. I was so moody & anxious on that stuff, I thought I must have a serious mental illness. I'm so glad I quit it when I did!

It is so bad to say, but I am glad to know you had the same problems. :) I live in the midwest where it is freezing right now, I have no central heat which means my bedroom is cold, and I am burning up during the night when I am normally really cold. It wasn't making sense to me. There are some nights I have to wear shorts when it is 5 degrees outside and kick all the covers off of me because I am so hot. I was starting to think I was going through early menopause. I am currently taking my placebo pills right now. I have until Sunday to decide if I want to start another month of the pills. I am beginning to wonder if it is worth it.

I don't get night sweats any more, but I do have times in my cycle when I feel cold or hot. I'm basal body temping for FAM, and when I feel coldest is right at ovulation when estrogen is highest & my temp. is generally at its lowest low. I feel hottest about 6-7 days past ovulation, which also makes sense because that is when progesterone (the hormone that causes a rise in temp. at ovulation) is strongly built up and my basal body temp. at its highest. So at least now when I feel cold/hot in my cycles despite the weather, I know it's completely normal to feel it at that point of my cycle, but no more annoying night sweats soaking the sheets, which is wonderful.

wow.. thank you guys so much for all the responses.. so since ive posted, my side effects have gotten ALOT better, im no longer depressed as much, i get slightly upset over small things still.. but it IS getting better. Now that i think my bodys adjusting.. its weird, my boobs have gotten a little bigger, i havent really gained any weight.. and my face is clearing up.. along with a lighter period. The only side effect i saw someone mention that i now realise is prob from my pill, is chills.. im constantly cold.. and i get chills when i wear pants and sweaters and am covered up.. lol maybe thats what its from. Anyways, thank you all so much :) :)

wow.. thank you guys so much for all the responses.. so since ive posted, my side effects have gotten ALOT better, im no longer depressed as much, i get slightly upset over small things still.. but it IS getting better. Now that i think my bodys adjusting.. its weird, my boobs have gotten a little bigger, i havent really gained any weight.. and my face is clearing up.. along with a lighter period. The only side effect i saw someone mention that i now realise is prob from my pill, is chills.. im constantly cold.. and i get chills when i wear pants and sweaters and am covered up.. lol maybe thats what its from. Anyways, thank you all so much :) :)

Ya just gotta give it time.... I've been on the pill for 15 years now. You'll soon learn when to expect mood changes and you can adjust your daily activities to keep your mind off them. I've found that keeping myself busy with hobbies and/or just small projects around the house - I don't have time to *think* (misc thoughts in your head turn into worry and anxiety). Keeping my mind busy really helps keep the anxiety and mood changes away.

And yes...I'm a very cold person also. I wear sweat pants to bed because I can't fall alseep unless I'm warm (core body temp). Sometimes I get chills and often take a hot shower just to warm up (before bed). I also get night sweats - but not as likely if I take a hot shower before I go to bed.

Sometimes I get tender breasts before my period..and/or headaches. My periods only last 3 days and sometimes are completely non-existant (if I'm working a lot and experiencing stress).

Overall - I'm soooooo regular and sooo used to 'myself' - that I hate the thought of going off the pill because I'm afraid of how my body will react.

Ashley26

LOL I had the SAAAAME problem!

Go to this thread I posted a while ago..

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=374817

Also come to find out, my mom is the same way on BC. I just have to come to terms with the fact that my body can't handle ANY hormones at ALL! I have long stopped BC and I will never go back on it. I don't know why my body is SOO sensitive on BC. Oh well......I hated crying and being mean all the time so it's worth it. It was ruining my relationship w/ my boyfriend. And I noticed that it only took about a week/2 weeks for myself to feel normal again..

Also come to find out, my mom is the same way on BC. I just have to come to terms with the fact that my body can't handle ANY hormones at ALL! I have long stopped BC and I will never go back on it. I don't know why my body is SOO sensitive on BC. Oh well......I hated crying and being mean all the time so it's worth it. It was ruining my relationship w/ my boyfriend. And I noticed that it only took about a week/2 weeks for myself to feel normal again..

Perhaps your BC is too strong for you??

If I'm not mistaken - but you should be able to get different pills that aren't so.....violent to your emotions (hard to explain what I'm thinking).

Have you talked to your doctor about all this?? Can you request someting a bit lighter ?

Some women just can't take hormones. They made me psycho, even low dose pills like Yasmin, Yaz, and Loestrin. My emotions were horrible on them.

i was just getting ready to post a thread about this when i read this one. i was on ortho tri-cyclen lo about a couple of years ago for awhile and was fine on it. i just started it again on sunday. i have been so sick to my stomach during night(i take pill at night) and have been real nervous and anxious. i feel like i am about to have nervous breakdown at times. i have only been on it a week but it is making me feel crazy and really sick to my stomach. i am thinking about quiting for month and seeing if it gets better to see if it is really the pill that is doing it.

Hey-
I am wondering if any of you have had problems into a 3 month trial period with BC and stopped because of it ....not switched...stopped. I have been taking Loestrin24 for the last 3.5 months and had breakthrough bleeding on it. My fourth month into it, it is worse. I want to stop but am afraid that I will be bleeding for the next two weeks and then maybe a week off then start all over. Does anyone know if there is something I should try or do to help get my periods back on a schedule without BC?

OMG can someone please help me decide what to take?!?! Was on Nordette and then they switched to Levora and I experienced HORRIBLE acne.
Within 2 weeks of going off Levora I had almost no acne. However I can't not take a pill... I'm sitting here with a Yasmin pack that my gyno suggested I try but after reading all these scary things I'm really reluctant to take it!

What do i do???

I am so sorry that you have to go through that, but you're definitely not alone, always know that. I've been in the same situation with you for the past TWO years.
I haven't been taking the same pill as you, but it really doesn't matter because I've experienced the exact same symptoms. For me they didn't start right away, it took a while and that's probably why I didn't associate my mood issues with the pill at first till I read this board. The past two years I've been on the pill have been an emotional rollecoaster. I pretty much can't stand being around a lot of people anymore, and they can't stand me either.
My boyfriend and I went through a lot in our relationship, and right now we're on the verge of breaking up as well (may even be broken up, I don't know, he won't talk to me), and I blame at least 80% of that on the pill. I just don't feel like myself AT ALL.
I know that you just started taking it and adjusting to the pill takes a while... so things may get better for you. But if you simply cannot take it anymore and is ruining your life to that point, please listen to your own desires and quit if that's what you want. Ruining relationships with the loved ones is NOT worth it over some stupid pill. There are other methods out there, you just have to find the right one for you.

Take it from someone who's in the same place as you are and just listen to yourself. I did and now I'm qutting (took the last pill today). I regret ever going on it because it ruined my relationships with the people who matter to me the most. My boyfriend was not happy about my decision and just won't accept me for who I am now because of these moodswings which were nonexistant before I started the pill. He also doesn't believe me when I explain that the pill and the fake hormones are driving me crazy. He thinks it's an excuse for me acting the way I do and that I'm naturally a crazy, psycho person or something. He hates being around me and talking to me; the crying and arguing definitely puts distance between us and right now it may have ruined our relationship for good
Obviously it's ruined a big part of my life (our relationship is practically over at this point, but I'm not 100% certain about the future).

So just do what you feel is right. Don't let a doctor talk you into staying on this pill if you don't want to.

My first month on Yasmin was hell, but believe me it got SO much better. When I switched to Seasonique the first month was also hell, but after that Its perfect.

Hi,

I posted a note about getting off birth control because I have never felt "normal" on it - Yasim made me feel terrible and I have two friends get off it because they felt very emotional.

The patch made me feel weird, my dotor said stay on it, but 3 months later it was worse. You know your body better than anyone else! If you feel the pill is not for you, try something new, but not seasonal, the patch or Apri :)
Good luck!

Seasonal gave me HORRIBLE acne - like a bacterial infection - I was using neosorin on m face - finally someone at the gym said her skin was not that bad since she was pregnant - three weeks off seasonal and my face was completly clear!